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    Dilawari ties afghani’s fall to illicit cash transfers

    KABUL (PAN): Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) Governor Noorullah Dilawari on Saturday linked the afghani’s decline to unlawful cash transfers from the country and a global economic slowdown.



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    Shahrani hints at major mining deals

    KABUL (PAN): Minister of Mines Wahidullah Shahrani has said negotiations with Australia were underway on the next phase of helping Afghanistan develop its mining industry and tap into mineral and energy reserves.



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    New electricity transformers installed

    HERAT CITY (PAN): The power utility on Thursday said it had installed two new electricity transformers that could provide 50 megawatts of electricity each to residents of western Herat province.



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    Daily-use item rates stay stable in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): The rates of daily-use commodities remained unchanged during the outgoing week in central capital Kabul, retailers said on Thursday.



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    $1.8b invested in telecom sector in 12 years

    KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology on Wednesday announced more than id=mce_marker.8 billion had been invested in the telecommunication sector over the past 12 years.



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    New power billing system introduced

    LASHKARGAH (PAN): A new computerised power billing system has been introduced in the southern Helmand province, officials said on Wednesday.



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    Links urged between Afghan, US banks

    KABUL (PAN): The German Commerce Bank has asked Afghan financial institutions to establish links with a US bank banks for uninterrupted dollar transfers, a senior official said on Tuesday.



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    TAPI pipeline to spur regional uplift: US

    WASHINGTON (PAN): Continuing to push for the ambitious gas pipeline crisscrossing Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, the United States has said it would lead to regional development.



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    5 factories added to Kandahar industrial park

    KADAHAR CITY (PAN): With the establishment of five more factories at the industrial park in southern Kandahar province, a number of people have found work opportunities, overcoming their financial woes, an official said on Tuesday.



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    Badghis pistachio forests being revived

    KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock on Monday announced 200-hectare pistachio forests were being rehabilitated in western Badghis province.